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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
'''Nuclear Fuel''' is a [[radioactive]] [[material]] which can be used to generate electricty[[electricity]].
===About Nuclear Fuel===
: '''Nuclear Fuel''' has [[energy]] in its [[Nuclear Potential Energy Store|nuclear potential energy store]] which can be easily transferred into its [[Thermal Energy Store|thermal energy store]].
: '''Nuclear Fuel''' transfers energy to the [[Thermal Energy Store|thermal energy store]] during a [[Nuclear Reaction|nuclear reaction]].
: '''Nuclear Fuel''' is very dangerous because it is [[radioactive]] which causes harm to living [[organism]]s.:
: When '''nuclear fuel''' is used the waste products are still [[radioactive]] so they must be buried deep underground where they cannot harm living [[organism]]s.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Nuclear Fuel''' is a [[radioactive]] [[material]] which can be used to generate electricty[[electricity]].
===About Nuclear Fuel===
: '''Nuclear Fuel''' has [[energy]] in its [[Nuclear Potential Energy Store|nuclear potential energy store]] which can be easily transferred into its [[Thermal Energy Store|thermal energy store]].
: The most common '''nuclear fuelsfuel''' are is [[Uranium-235]] and [[Plutonium-239]].
: '''Nuclear Fuel''' transfers energy to the [[Thermal Energy Store|thermal energy store]] during a [[Nuclear Reaction|nuclear reaction]].
: '''Nuclear Fuel''' is very dangerous because it is [[radioactive]] which causes harm to living [[organism]]s.:
: When '''nuclear fuel''' is used the waste products are still [[radioactive]] so they must be buried deep underground where they cannot harm living [[organism]]s.
===PowerReferences===: [[Nuclear Fuel]] can be used to provide [[power]] by generating electricity that can be sent to houses and industry.: A [[Nuclear Fuel|Nuclear]] [[Power Station]] [[Energy Transfer|transfers]] [[energy]] from the [[Nuclear Potential Energy Store|chemical potential energy store]] of the [[Nuclear Fuel]] to our homes by [[electricity]].{| class="wikitable"===AQA====|-|:[[Filehttps:NuclearPowerStationDiagram//www.amazon.co.png|center|600px]]|uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-| style21&linkId="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a [[coal]] [[power station]].|}: 1. 'ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10114 ''Nuclear Fuelfuels, page 178, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA ''' undergoes a [[Nuclear Reaction|nuclear reaction]] in the [[Reactor Core|reactor core]].: 2. Water in the [[Reactor Core|reactor core]] is heated and passed through a [[Heat Exchanger|heat exchanger]].https: 3//www. Water in the [[Reactor Core|reactor core]] becomes contaminated with [[radioactive]] [[material]] so the [[Heat Exchanger|heat exchanger]] heats up uncontaminated wateramazon.: 3co. uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac338 ''Nuclear fuels, pages 18, 21, 49, GCSE Physics; The uncontaminated water turns to steam and passes down pipes to turn a turbine.Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']: 4. The turbine causes a generator to spin.: 5. The generator makes an electrical current.====Edexcel====
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